The sun was shining through the trees showing the leaves off in a glowy light. There was a gentle breeze, the birds were singing, the rabbits were grazing and I tuned a few heads as I cycled past…
A perfect evening 🙂
To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
Jane Austen
… the Hydraulic Colony…
The clock tower is situated just above the Cragside formal garden. When I visit Cragside, I always visit the formal garden first. It allows me to enjoy it in relative quiet before most of the visitors arrive.
The clock tower originates from the 1860s and was the estate time piece and the pay office. Staff received their weekly pay in small, numbered, timber boxes about 4in (10cm) square. At the peak of construction there were more than 300 staff working at Cragside: gardeners, stone masons, carpenters, gamekeepers and labourers, all working a twelve-hour day. Under the watchful eye of William Bertram, the Estate Manager, this simple system ensured that all were properly paid. *
*From Cragside Garden Leaflet.
Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold, the second we may name a precious jewel.
Johannes Kepler (1571 – 1630)
…London Style!
…to Sit and Rest a While.
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